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Lateral-aient No. 81,835, dtedSeptember 1, l1868.

BREAST-PIN instruire.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CNQERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. F. 'SM1rrEN, ofthe ctyof Brooklyn, in thecounty of.Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new ariduseful Improvement in Breast-Pins, Brooches, 8vo.; and I do herebydeclare that Athe fllowing is a full and correct description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference thereon. Y I u i In breast-pins' and brooches, as commonlymade, the rivet-pin at thejoint, between the tongue and body of thebreast-pin or brooch, becomes loose by wearand falls out, therebydetaching the body of the pin from the tongue, and thus many pins arelost. Breast-pins and brooches are so frequently lost fromthis causethat a guard-chain and additional pin are frequently attached tothem forsafety; but this is aconsiderable additional expense, besides thetrouble of fastening the two pins, and the inconvenience of the danglingguard-chain, the use of which is also objected to by many to whom it isdistasteful. v

The 'nature of my invention consists, in combining, with the body ofabreast-pin or brooch and the tongue,

Lt the joint, a'guard, consisting of `a loop of wire or plate-metalfastened to the'body of the pin,- at or near the joint, and embracingthe tongue near the joint closely enough to prevent it from escaping,andat the same time loosely enough to allow the tongue to work freely,.thereby securing the tongue to the body of the breastpin or brooch incae the rivet-pin should work out'.

But .in order to more particularly describeiny invention,'I will referto the accompanying drawings, of whch- 4 Figure 1 is aplan view of abrooch with my improvement.A

Figure 2, a side view of thesame.

` Figures 3 and 4, plan view and section,`show ing the-operation of theguard in securing the breast-pin when the rivet-pin is removed.

The drawings show the body a of the breast-pin or brooch, withsa tongue,b, jointed to it inthe usual way;

that is,a small plate is soldered to the end of the tongue, andunderneath it `is soldered a short vsection of a tube or pipe, c,corresponding in size with thetwo opposite short sections oi' piping ortubing d d, soldered to the body of tlie breast-pin, so that ahinge-joint is made between the body and tongue by means ofa'rivet-pnpassing through the three short tubes. A

The tongue, being enlarged at thcjoint by the-attachment of the plateand tube constitutingits portion of the hinge, is confined to the body,whenever the rivet-pin falls ou't, by my improved guard or bridle, whichmay bo merely a bent loop of wire, e, of'the form shown in the drawings,embracing the tongue 4near the joint, and fastened by soldering the endsto the body of the breast-pin or brooch, or to that part of thehingedjoint which i' is fast to the body. When the breast-pin or broochis fastened in a shirt-front, or other article of dress, the

loops of the guard, being smaller than the joint-end of thetongue,prevent the brooch or breast-'pin from escaping from the tonguewhen the rivet-pin of the joint comes out.

'The guard or bridle may be made a part of the j eintbei'ore it issoldered on the pin, or it may be attached afterwards, and formed either'ot'y wire or piercedplate-metal.' To open-back settings it maybe'attached by extending the ends of the loop, guard, or bridle toleither side, and `soldering them.

.The Aadvantages of my inventionjar'e, first, that 'broochesprovidedwith it may be wornwithout a safety-pin andchain, as it isimpossible for a brooch to be lost in consequence of the rivet fallingout; second, the loopguard acts as a check above the joint,reli,evingthe joint from strain, and protecting it from being broken olf: third,it prevents thejoint from wearing loose, as it stops-to a great extentthe lateral play.

I claim as of my invention and improvement inbreast-pi'ns, brooches, andsimilar articles- A guard or bridle, embracing the tongue near thejoint, in combination with the body andtongue, substantially asdescribed, whereby the breast-pin or brooch is securelyhcld, andpreventedfrom being lost by the wearer, should the rivet-pin of thejoint come out.

T HOS. W. F. SMITTEN.

Witnesses:

' F. C. TnnnnwELL,.I1-.,

WM. F; Larr.`

